Glogster Tutorials including How to Get Started and another one on how to add Voicethreads, Vokis, Blabberizes, Animotos, Audacitys, Movie Makers and more - http://ktitraci.wikispaces.com/Glogster
Identifying Patterns in the Environment - students take pictures of patterns that they see around school and then let classmates guess the pattern. |
Identifying Shapes in Nature - take pictures and have students identify the shapes that they see.
1st Grade
Identifying Shapes in Nature - take pictures and have students identify the shapes that they see.
2nd Grade
Weather - put pictures of clouds and have students respond to questions
Digital Flat Stanley
Holiday Traditions
3rd Grade
Story Predictions
Literature Circles
4th Grade
Nutrition Unit - Students share recipes and allow others to comment on the nutritional value. "Recipe Reviews" |
5th Grade
Government
Landforms
Environment
Students ask questions about middle school - then get middle school students to respond by answering their questions. (Look in techopedia for the middle school contact list to find a class to help with this project.)
Best Memories - students write about their favorite elementary school event.
Dare Program -
All
Book Reviews |
Alphabet Content Vocabulary - Students think of a word that begins with each letter of the alphabet. (Weather, Governnment, Plants)
Field trip reflections
Reading Buddies - have students from one class comment on books.
It Looked Like Spilt Milk - what do you see in each picture? (based on the book)
High School
Oral History Projects - Choose a person, time period, literature or artistic genre or movement, scientist, mathmatician, etc. and create an oral history centered around images or video - students provide oral annotations about this person or event, leaving written, audio or video comments, sharing and commenting on one another's projects --
see samples below: Oprah Winfrey Elie Wiesel Theodor Seuss Geisel, Dr. Seuss Marie Curie George Washington Carver Victoria Woodhull Charles Shultz
About Wikis
Creating Accounts in Bulk--Security Problem Solved
If you are a teacher and need to create accounts for every student, but don't want to go through the hassle of creating an account for each student and having them request access to your space, we can set up those accounts for you.
Send us an e-mail at help@wikispaces.com with your space name and the accounts you would like us to create. The list should be formatted as follows:
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">[[http://www.edutopia.org/whats-next-2008-wiki-technology|"The Way of the Wiki: Building Online Creativity and Cooperation"]]</span>(article in //<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Edutopia)</span>//
//<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">[[http://www.edutopia.org/class-wiki-tips|"Wiki Wisdom: How to Use an Online Classroom Clearinghouse" (article in Edutopia)]]</span>//</span></span>
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Staff Development-Teachers given word to define on wiki. Used for a magnet school with complicated theme. Will get teachers experience with wikis and gives good information. http://connes.wikispaces.com/
School Garden-Students in grades 2-5 post observations and discoveries of things they see in the garden. They take digital pictures or draw pictures using kid pix to clarify their obsevations. Each grade level observes different things according to their curriculum. The site has become a cummulative place of science content.
Lit-Arts-Tech is a site devoted to connecting literature to the Arts via technology. There are books suggested with specific art activities and links to the tool or description of the activity.
Here are some new web 2.0 tools for you to check out. Please leave a comment about the site or an idea for curriculum integration. Please note that these tools have not been reviewed and approved for use in WCPSS. These tools should not be used with students prior to review and approval. Note: When using approved web 2.0 tools with students you must follow the AUP Guidelines.
This is a free photo service that lets you upload and add speech bubbles to your photos. Please beware of the searching element with this site. There is lots to be aware of.
Tikatok is a unique literacy program that gets students excited about reading and writing. Students write and illustrate original stories and have them printed into professional quality books they can be proud of.
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;">[[techopedia/Edublogs|WCPSS Announces Approved Blog Site]]</span> -- This link will take you to information on Edublogs
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">This information was collected by Edward Deadmon @ Davis Drive Middle School ([[mailto:edeadmon@wcpss.net|edeadmon@wcpss.net]])</span></span></span>
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To introduce blogs to staff and students, create a school mascot blog and have the mascot ask questions that students will respond to by commenting. Great for showing the entire school community what a blog is and how it works. From Matt Clobridge, Sycamore Creek ES (mclobridge@wcpss.net)
Example: <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">[[http://www.kylecrocodile.com/|www.kylecrocodile.com]]</span>
I initially used Blogger, but wanted more control so I purchased a domain and installed Wordpress.
A great example of using Animoto with **<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Imagechef</span>** to create a Book Trailer in a Blog for instruction and learning. This was created by a secondary school librarian. <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">[[http://pettushs.blogspot.com/2009/04/messed-up-by-janet-nichols-lynch-posted.html]]</span>.
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Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
Mimeo
RESOURCES:
www.mimio.com
Company Website
WCPSS Mimio Users Group
MimioConnect group for Mimio
users in WCPSS
Training Resources
WCPSS IWB Training
Resources Wiki
LESSONS:
www.mimioconnect.com
Preschool
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Technology
Glogster
Directions for getting started with www.edu.glogster.com .Glogster Tutorials including How to Get Started and another one on how to add Voicethreads, Vokis, Blabberizes, Animotos, Audacitys, Movie Makers and more - http://ktitraci.wikispaces.com/Glogster
Examples of Student & Teacher Created Glogs:
Life Cycles - http://suziq56.glogster.com/glog-340-655/
Venus Fly Traps - http://mguerreiro.glogster.com/venus-fly-traps/
Cells - http://mharm52.edu.glogster.com/Cells/
Cybrarian - http://cybrarian.edu.glogster.com/glog-701/
Sam Houston - http://sfvqs25.edu.glogster.com/my-adventuree/?w1
Alphabet - http://sunrise651.edu.glogster.com/ABCD---ENGLISH-ALPHABET/?w1
Classroom Environment - http://bigfish62.edu.glogster.com/learning-environment/?w1
Story Makers - http://shend5.edu.glogster.com/online-story-makers/
Children's Book - http://bigfish62.edu.glogster.com/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-report/
Profession Book - http://hellojenjones.glogster.com/mosaic-of-thought/
Family - http://hellojenjones.glogster.com/jonesfamily/
Tech Blog about Glogster - http://techandthebeanstalk.blogspot.com/2010/04/going-goo-goo-for-glogster-edu.html
Example of Blabberize-
Audio Sites to Use in a Glog
-Audacity
-Blabberize
-Voicethread
-Voki
Video Sites/Software to Use in a Glog
-Animoto
-Smilebox
-School Tube - search is embedded in Glogster
-Flip Videos
-Windows Movie Maker
Glogster 101, April 30, 2010:
Jennifer Jones
Lake Myra Elementary School
K-2 Instructional Resource Teacher
jjones2@wcpss.net
www.hellofirstgrade.com
Voicethread
Directions for getting started.Voicethread Tutorial 20080905-tgt59ekqrr59nrcu4ni7r9fm84.png
VoiceThread worksheet for distribution at a staff workshop
This is a Wiki on VoiceThread created by and for educators with a link to a tutorial on how to use VoiceThread :
- Samples submitted by teachers of VoiceThread projects made by their students
- VoiceThreads used in professional development
- Resources, including other websites that contain VoiceThread examples
- Best Practices - tips and ideas of how to best implement VoiceThread in your curriculum
- Subject area ideas
http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/Here are some Voicethread examples:
Kindergarten - http://voicethread.com/#q.b237437.i0.k0
Kindergarten - http://voicethread.com/share/233800/
2nd Grade - http://voicethread.com/share/213510/
4th Grade - Book Review - http://voicethread.com/share/105525/
4th Grade- http://voicethread.com/share/115905/
Language Learners - http://voicethread.com/share/37780/
Media Center Tour
5th Grade Voice Threads for FPDES-Wax Museum Project-5th Grade VoiceThreadsIdentifying Shapes in Nature - take pictures and have students identify the shapes that they see.
Digital Flat Stanley
Holiday Traditions
Literature Circles
Landforms
Environment
Students ask questions about middle school - then get middle school students to respond by answering their questions. (Look in techopedia for the middle school contact list to find a class to help with this project.)
Best Memories - students write about their favorite elementary school event.
Dare Program -
Alphabet Content Vocabulary - Students think of a word that begins with each letter of the alphabet. (Weather, Governnment, Plants)
Field trip reflections
Reading Buddies - have students from one class comment on books.
It Looked Like Spilt Milk - what do you see in each picture? (based on the book)
see samples below:
Oprah Winfrey
Elie Wiesel
Theodor Seuss Geisel, Dr. Seuss
Marie Curie
George Washington Carver
Victoria Woodhull
Charles Shultz
About Wikis
Creating Accounts in Bulk--Security Problem Solved
If you are a teacher and need to create accounts for every student, but don't want to go through the hassle of creating an account for each student and having them request access to your space, we can set up those accounts for you.Send us an e-mail at help@wikispaces.com with your space name and the accounts you would like us to create. The list should be formatted as follows:
Articles
Videos
"Wikis in Plain English" by Common Craft
Video
"What is a PB Wiki" A group of educators explain what a wiki actually is. (need)
video
Click here for a "Wiki Walk Through for Teachers" by TeachersFirst.com
Wiki Samples: Computerdude
Wikis David Warlick's Presentation on Wikis and Blogs:http://dss.wcpss.net:8080/c/staff/general/public/blackboard/DW/David_Warlick_Part_1.movhttp://dss.wcpss.net:8080/c/staff/general/public/blackboard/DW/David_Warlick_Part_2.mov
Wikispaces video tutorial for education.
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Reference Sheet: Using PBWiki
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Using PBWiki.doc
Here are some examples of how people are using wikis with their students and staff.
Here are some new web 2.0 tools for you to check out. Please leave a comment about the site or an idea for curriculum integration. Please note that these tools have not been reviewed and approved for use in WCPSS. These tools should not be used with students prior to review and approval. Note: When using approved web 2.0 tools with students you must follow the AUP Guidelines.
Collaborative tool that allows participants to all log in to the same white board.
Blogs: